Did a little digging tonight and it looks like the going rate for this one year only bumper is $2,450 and up and this is for the raw bumper, no accessories like rub strip, gas tank door, license plate light, bumper filler or bumperettes all equally as hard to find.

For comparison the Safari bumper goes for around $300 because it is interchangeable on all A body wagons and years 73-77. Kinda sucks eh?

Would have been 72-73, 74-75 then 76-77.

If released in 72 maybe there would have been a Judge?

So far his cheapest find has been one in California which will cost about $1500 with shipping. 

73SC wrote:

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Did a little digging tonight and it looks like the going rate for this one year only bumper is $2,450 and up and this is for the raw bumper, no accessories like rub strip, gas tank door, license plate light, bumper filler or bumperettes all equally as hard to find.

For comparison the Safari bumper goes for around $300 because it is interchangeable on all A body wagons and years 73-77. Kinda sucks eh?

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Do you regret your decision, Ray?  It's an expensive hobby, but do you ever get your money back out of it?

This is just my opinion, but the '73 Lemans a really neat looking car and nice on the road.  Even if dollars in does not equal dollars out, it's really the journey that counts - i.e. you get your money's worth out of the fun you have with it, not what you could sell it for.  Just like people have no problem blowing 10 large on a vacation that will only amount to photographs and memories when it's all done - they'll never get their money back but they paid for the experience, not the investment.  If you want to make more money by investing, there are many many better ways to do it than playing with cars.

Just my

Looks promising. Gonna be a tough one to get off though. The bumper is attacked to massive energy absorbing shocks mounted on the frame. It's probably only eight bolts but that car has to be up out of the mud. You can likely cut the shocks and deal with bolts later. Not  a picnic in a yard like that. 

Canadian Poncho wrote:

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Hard to put a price on it. $400?

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 Ya, how is condition really, it looks like it has license plate hardware and bumper strip so its pretty complete.

I'd start at $250 but wouldn't go past $400. There are plenty of 70 to 72 rears available for under $200 if he needs some comparators. 

Glad to hear they are equipped to remove it easily. Torching it off the shocks would be the fastest way.